Pop music exploded into several youthful and divergent paths during the 1960s, and the commercial beginnings of rock, soul, and so much more began in a decade that seemed to promise the moon, the star...continue...

Pop music exploded into several youthful and divergent paths during the 1960s, and the commercial beginnings of rock, soul, and so much more began in a decade that seemed to promise the moon, the star...continue...

Pop music exploded into several youthful and divergent paths during the 1960s, and the commercial beginnings of rock, soul, and so much more began in a decade that seemed to promise the moon, the star...continue...

There was a time when the Kinks had no box sets to their name, but that ended in 2008 when the career-spanning Picture Book appeared. Six years later, there have been two limited-edition boxes -- 2011...continue...

This superb compilation, often called "the red album," brings together the majority of the Beatles' hits from the early to mid '60s. Consequently, it plays like an overview of the some of the most pop...continue...

Considering the quality of the original material on With the Beatles, it shouldn't have been a surprise that Lennon & McCartney decided to devote their third album to all-original material. Neverthele...continue...

The Who need no excuse to release a new compilation -- since 1994, a new collection has appeared roughly at the rate of one every three years -- but the band's 50th anniversary does provide the opport...continue...

Pop music exploded into several youthful and divergent paths during the 1960s, and the commercial beginnings of rock, soul, and so much more began in a decade that seemed to promise the moon, the star...continue...

Pop music exploded into several youthful and divergent paths during the 1960s, and the commercial beginnings of rock, soul, and so much more began in a decade that seemed to promise the moon, the star...continue...

Tracks: Ask Me Why; All Together Now; That Means a Lot; Ticket To Ride; Think For Yourself; Revolution; Happy Christmas; Ballad of John and Yoko, The; It Won't Be Long; Remember; Yesterdays; I've Just Seen a...
Artists:
The Beatles

A four-CD set of interviews with bandmembers from various stages of the Fabs' career, including Paul McCartney's reminiscences on his early years with John Lennon, comment on Lennon's infamous mid-'60...continue...

The Hollies made their recording debut in 1963, playing energetic but well-scrubbed versions of American R&B classics, but within a few years they would make an international impression with their glo...continue...

Pop music exploded into several youthful and divergent paths during the 1960s, and the commercial beginnings of rock, soul, and so much more began in a decade that seemed to promise the moon, the star...continue...

Tracks: You Really Got Me; I Need You; Tired of Waiting For You; See My Friends; Till the End of the Day; Dedicated Follower of Fashion; Where Have All the Good Times Gone; Sunny Afternoon; David Watts; Wond...
Artists:
The Kinks

Sony's 2014 compilation The Best of the Kinks: 1964-1971 weighs in at a generous 17 tracks but it's difficult to compress the band's first decade onto a single disc. Some sacrifices must be made and s...continue...

Tracks: Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers; Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters; Surf City - Jan & Dean; Sally Go Round the Roses - The Jaynetts; Game of Love - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders; Suspicion ...
Artists:
Various Artists

Pop music exploded into several youthful and divergent paths during the 1960s, and the commercial beginnings of rock, soul, and so much more began in a decade that seemed to promise the moon, the star...continue...

Sony's 2014 compilation The Best of the Kinks: 1964-1971 weighs in at a generous 17 tracks but it's difficult to compress the band's first decade onto a single disc. Some sacrifices must be made and s...continue...

Like any other budding musicians, in their early days the Beatles learned a lot about music by listening to music, and in Liverpool there was no better place to listen to (or even buy) records than th...continue...

Tracks: Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers; Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters; Surf City - Jan & Dean; Sally Go Round the Roses - The Jaynetts; Game of Love - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders; Suspicion ...
Artists:
Various Artists

Pop music exploded into several divergent paths during the 1960s, and the commercial beginnings of rock, soul, and so much more began in a decade that seemed to promise the moon, the stars, and beyond...continue...

When the Beatles took over the American pop charts in early 1964, they helped alert the world to something little known outside the British isles -- the U.K. was home to a thriving pop music scene, an...continue...

Not the first box set to distill Steve Winwood's far-reaching career into four discs, 2010's Revolutions: The Very Best of Steve Winwood does have a leg up on its 1995 predecessor, The Finer Things, b...continue...

Between 1964 and 1967, seemingly any record with the word "Beatles" on the cover would move at least a few thousand copies, and while Capitol and EMI seemingly had the market sewn up on actual Beatles...continue...

Recorded live at a London club in 1963, this is a bit stiffer than Fame's mid-'60s peak, but finds him gravitating toward his idiosyncratic blend of R&B and jazz. This R&B-oriented set includes covers...continue...

Tracks: Colour My World - Petula Clark; Step in the Right Direction, A - The Montanas; You're the One - The Vogues; Call Me - Chris Montez; That's How it Goes - The Breakaways; Sign of the Times, A - Petula ...
Artists:
Various Artists

Tributee: Tony Hatch.

Liner Note Author: Mick Patrick.

For a time, Tony Hatch defined British pop -- not the underground, not the vanguard, but the savvy, swinging sound of the go-go '60...continue...